Early Career Program Strategy Analyst

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Ericsson Early Career Program | Excellerate | Strategy Analyst
Plano, TX

Our Exciting Opportunity
Our Excellerate Global Leadership Program will give you an outstanding opportunity to engage with commercial projects at a strategic and global level, rising up to challenges and becoming and developing as a leader.
As part of the Excellerate program you are able to seize the initiative, operate with a consultative approach and collaborate on cross-technology solutions. The program will ensure you gain real practical insight into our business, our stakeholders and our customers including communication service providers (CSP) across the globe, and how we integrate end-to-end solutions to ensure everyone worldwide is connected.

Your journey within the Excellerate Program will start as a Strategy Analyst!

We are looking for a talented Strategy Analyst who wants to be part of a team to grow our North American Business and be responsible for key strategic questions within the Strategic projects and transformation team in the new Market Area North America (MANA) Strategy and Technology Unit. We are seeking an experienced management consultant to join our high-performing and fast-paced team and be part of shaping the future of Ericsson and the telecoms industry. In this role, you will get exposure to a wide range of stakeholders across Strategy, Technology, Business Development, Commercial Management, Sales and Delivery. Longer term, there are managerial career opportunities with Ericsson globally for high performers. The everchanging environment and competitive landscape makes this a dynamic and challenging environment that spans transformative technology trends, emergence of Network APIs, new competitors, and complex business problems.

What you will do
* Formulate actionable problem statements from open-ended business issues and design required analysis
* Contribute to projects as a subject matter expert and driver of project work streams
* Carry out data gathering and interviews, execute analyses and synthesize findings to conclusions and recommendations
* Develop skills for future management roles at Ericsson
* Drive and support Strategic projects of primary importance to Market Area North America (MANA) and/or Ericsson
* Leverage own acquired expertise and experience across strategy and technology topics
* Analyze and articulate, the strategic and economic implications of technology trends, events, and scenarios
* Work on strategic projects in support of group KSQ activities, e.g., RAN technologies, Cloudification, AI, Dedicated Networks etc.

You will bring

Joining the team will offer you an exciting journey through business and technology where you will learn, be able to challenge, take decisions and most importantly have a lot of fun! We believe you can challenge us in who we're looking for and believe you have an interest for business/commercial management combined with a technical interest in the communications industry.

* 2+ years of consulting experience from a globally recognized top-tier management consulting firm
* Excellent problem-solving skills including problem structuring, solutioning, and making recommendations
* Solid analytic ability including structuring and maintaining financial models and performing advanced Excel analysis
* Outstanding communication skills, oral and written (ppt and doc)
* Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and produce distinctive deliverables
* Excellent academic background with a master's degree, MBA or similar in business and/or engineering
* Preferably, experience serving clients in the telecom/datacom/cloud industries
* Proven experience of delivering impactful advice and presentations to top-executives
* Understanding of current and emerging technologies and concepts, e.g., RAN, RF engineering, AI/ML, self-organizing networks (SON), Network-as-a-Platform (NWaaP), public cloud integration
* Proven track-record delivering on responsibilities in line with this role
* Proven ability to work effectively and collaborate with stakeholders across a large variety of units, other groups and partners to advance key project deliverables

In addition, we believe you have:
* BSc or MSc in Industrial Engineering & Management, Information Technology, MBA degree or equivalent
* Passion about bringing your ideas to the table
* Keen interest to learn and to broaden experience
* Ability to collaborate, engage with and mobilize the organization to secure results
* Ability to dig into the details when needed to resolve critical issues
* Solid communication skills and proficiency in English

We can promise you a steep learning curve, exciting tasks and close collaboration as a valued member of a strategically important team at Ericsson's largest Business Area. Be the one who did. Find out more about our Early Career program, what the alumni's are up to now and how the program can transform your career at www.ericsson.com/ecp

​Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

What happens once you apply?
Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.

​Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we nurture it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, learn more.

If you need assistance or to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Ericsson at hr.direct.mana@ericsson.com

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for this position, and you may be required to perform additional job tasks as assigned.

Primary country and city: United States (US) || Plano
Job details: Strategy Management